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  1. Bell work

  2. What is a Bond?

  3. Bond • is like an IOU for a loan you’ve made to an institution • From a government or a corporation. • given for a certain period of time at a certain rate of interest • Is a fixed-income investments • often included in a diverse investment portfolio • variety of bonds available

  4. Purchasing a Bond • you are lending money to the issuer, • corporation, • the government • government agency. • issuer pays the interest on a predetermined schedule (usually quarterly) for the life of the bond • the period of time the issuer has to repay the investor • the issuer promises to pay you ( the bond investor) • a specific rate of interest known as the “coupon rate”. • face value or principal ($1000) when the bond matures

  5. “Investment Grade Bonds” • Bonds that are sold by a very reliable issuer, • the government, • a large corporation, • or a government agency • is consideredthe highest rated type of bond • by Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s, and Fitch. (the main investment rating services in the United States). • is considered to have the least chance of missing interest payments or failing to pay back the principal (face or par) value.

  6. Corporate bonds • Bonds are major sources of corporate borrowing. • Debentures, • the most common type of corporate bond, • are backed by the general credit of the corporation, • Asset-backed bonds • are backed by specific corporate assets, • such as property or equipment

  7. Municipal bonds • issued by state and local governments. • General obligation bonds • are backed by the full faith and credit of the issuer, • Revenue bonds • by the income generated by the particular project being financed.

  8. Agency bonds • Some government sponsored but privately owned corporations • (like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac), • and certain federal government agencies (like Ginnie Mae and Tennessee Valley Authority) • issue bonds to raise funds either to make loan money available or to pay off new projects.

  9. U.S. Treasury bonds • backed by the full faith and credit of the United State government. • When the government spends more than it collects in taxes and other revenues, • it issues Treasury notes, bills, and bonds to borrow the money to pay the difference. • Treasury bonds have the longest term or period of time before the loan must be repaid (10 years or more). • Treasury bills have the shortest (less than two years

  10. Research Bond Investments • Number of key variables • bond’s maturity, • redemption features, • credit quality, • interest (or coupon) rate, • price, • Yield • tax status • help determine the value of the bond and how well it meets your investment needs

  11. Vocabulary • Default: Failure to pay principal or interest when due. • Fixed-Income Investments: Pay interest on a set schedule

  12. Vocabulary • High-Yield Bonds: • attract investors • the issuers of these bonds pay a higher rate of interest than investment grade bonds with the same maturity. • “Junk Bonds “ rated below investment grade • Issuer: An entity which issues and is obligated to pay principal and interest on a debt security.

  13. Vocabulary • Interest rate: Compensation paid or to be paid for the use of money. • IOU: Means exactly as it sounds, “I Owe You.” It is an acknowledgement of a debt

  14. Vocabulary • Maturity: The date when the principal amount of a security is payable • Par value: The principal amount of a bond or note due at maturity. • (face value) • Principal

  15. Vocabulary • Prepayment: The unscheduled partial or complete payment of the principal amount outstanding on a mortgage or other debt before it is due. • Trade date: The date when the purchase or sale of a bond is transacted

  16. Activities • Activity Sheet 1: About Bonds • Activity Sheet 2: Choosing Bonds • Activity Sheet 3: An Interest in Bonds

  17. Ticket Out • Visit the Foundation for Investor Education’s Path to Investing site (www.pathtoinvesting.org) or Investing in Bonds (www.Investinginbonds.com) to look up the definition of the following terms: • Laddering • Barbell • Bond Swap

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